Ankle-supporter.



A. QUENZER. ANKLE SUPPORTER. APPLICATION FILED JAN.9, 190s.

Patented May 11, 1909.

z m M a U n a ARTHUR QUENZER, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

ANKLE-SUPPOBTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 11, 1909/ Application filed January 9, 1908. Serial No.409,978.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, An'rnon Qunnznn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, inthe State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Ankle-Supporters, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to bandages which may be used to support an injuredlimb and is more particularly intended as an ankle supporter which maybe used in case of a sprain or other in'ury thereto.

The object of this invention is to provide a bandage which will furnisham le support for the injured part and yet wi be sufiiciently resilientto yield to the natural movements of the body.

My invention will be clearly understood by referring to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1- is a perspective view of my ankle orter inposition upon the foot and an e-of the wearer; Fig. 2 is a similar viewwith the upper or rear portion of the supporter unlaced.

Protectors for the joints of the arms or legs have heretofore beenconstructed of elastic knitted fabric material, but inso far as I amaware they have not been provided with one ortion in tubular form and.anothenportion astened thereto and provided with a lacin so as to adaptthem to different shapes an sizesof limbs and also enable the, movementor pressure upon the injured part to bechan ed to suit the condition ofthe injured mem er.

My improved ankle-supporter shown in Figs. 1 and-2 comprises a ronttubular portion A which is preferably made of elastic knitted fabric,which may be made of a single integral piece, or of different piecesfastened together. The fabric has its body ortion formed withlongitudinally-extendlng warp-threads, and also with to and bot tomborders a, a, woven similar y to the bodyiece but somewhat closer or ofthreads a unifbrm distance apart, so as to give a tighter hold on thefoot at these points. The rear or upper portion B is likewise composedof elastic woven fabric similarly provided with top and bottom borders1). This rear piece is divided longitudinally andis rovided on eitherside with a non-yielding exible material, composed of outer an innerstrips 0, C, preferably leather. These .thereo inasmuch as there are nolacin border strips C may be made of a single thickness or of twothicknesses of material and closing the edges of the elastic fabric andsecured thereto by stitching or in any other suitable manner. In theouter border strip are placed a number of eyelets 'E, or hooks'or othersuitable-fastenings, through which a lacing cord D may be passed securethe. supporter about the ankle after the front portion A has been drawnover the r instep of the foot as shown in the drawings. A flap or tongueF is fastened to one of the strips O and overlaps the meeting edges ofthe border strips C underthe lacing cords and protects the limb of thewearer from irritation or injury which might result from the pressure ofthe lacing thereon. The inner border piece also protects the wearer fromcontact or ressure of the eyelets E.

' The front and porter are fastened together in any suitab e 'manner atone or more points G on either side of the sup orter, the parts beingsepa rated along ot er contiguous edges for the purpose of allowing theheel of the wearer to protrude between the front and rear. portions. j

In case it is necessary toform a more rigid support for the instep, Imay use a formfor mold of wood, rubber, metal or other material, placingthe same in the front por tion A an if necessary, fastening by means ofstitching or otherwise, so that it will be held up against the foot andform a support for the instep.

It will be observed that I have provided an ankle sup orter which willbe sufficiently yielding to t e movements of the bones and muscles ofthe ankle and foot and yet will furnish a sufficient binding to supportthe injured member. The forward portion A will accurately conform to theshape of the instep and yet will not produce an undue bindm or pressureof the delicate pasts evices in this ortion and will not be liab e toform into olds or wrinkles and consequently irritation of the parts isentirely prevented.

By means of the lacing on the upper or rear portion, the ankle may bebound with greater or less ressure, depending upon the condition of t einjured member and yet will yield sufliciently to every movement of theankle joint.

rear portions of the su While I have shown the lacing asa plied to thefront of the sup orter, it isvious that I may ap ly the acing at theside or other portions t ereof.

The inner border stri s C and the tongue F thoroughly protect t e ankleand limb of the wearer from injury or irritation of the eyelets andlacing cor While I have described my improved 5 bandage as applied tothe ankle, it may be found useful to bind and support other portions ofthe body.

' Having now described my invention, what I claim and. desire to secureby Letters Pat, ent is- 1. A supporter comprising an integral tubularfront portion and a rear ortion divided and united by means of a acing,said front and rear portions being secured together at one or morepoints on each side of the lacing.

2. A supporter comprising an integral tubular elastic portion and adivided Orpart- In testimony whereof I afiix my signa-' ture, inpresence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR QUENZER.

Witnesses ELGIN L. MOBURNEY, FREDA NEHLs.

